Gwenda beat me to it (for obvious reasons), but the Hugo Nominations are up. A certain Christopher Rowe was nominated. If there’s a lesson to be learned here, put the word “iron” in your title if you hope to get nominated for an award.
BEST NOVEL:
The Algebraist, Iain M. Banks (Orbit)
Iron Council, China Mi鶩lle (Del Rey; Macmillan UK)
Iron Sunrise, Charles Stross (Ace)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury)
River of Gods, Ian McDonald (Simon & Schuster UK)
BEST NOVELLA:
“The Concrete Jungle”, Charles Stross (The Atrocity Archives, Golden Gryphon Press)
“Elector”, Charles Stross (Asimov’s Sep 2004)
“Sergeant Chip”, Bradley Denton (F&SF Sep 2004)
“Time Ablaze”, Michael A. Burstein (Analog Jun 2004)
“Winterfair Gifts”, Lois McMaster Bujold (Irresistible Forces, NAL)
BEST NOVELLETE:
Biographical Notes to ?A Discourse on the Nature of Causality, with Air-Planes? by Benjamin Rosenbaum”, Benjamin Rosenbaum (All-Star Zeppelin Adventure Stories, Wheatland Press)
“The Clapping Hands of God”, Michael F. Flynn (Analog Jul/Aug 2004)
“The Faery Handbag”, Kelly Link (The Faery Reel, Viking)
“The People of Sand and Slag”, Paolo Bacigalupi (F&SF Feb 2004)
“The Voluntary State”, Christopher Rowe (Sci Fiction 5 May 2004)
BEST SHORT STORY:
“The Best Christmas Ever”, James Patrick Kelly (Sci Fiction 26 May 2004)
“Decisions”, Michael A. Burstein (Analog Jan/Feb 2004)
“A Princess of Earth”, Mike Resnick (Asimov’s Dec 2004)
“Shed Skin”, Robert J. Sawyer (Analog Jan/Feb 2004)
“Travels with My Cats”, Mike Resnick (Asimov’s Feb 2004)
JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD:
Elizabeth Bear (second year of eligibility)
K. J. Bishop (second year of eligibility)
David Moles (second year of eligibility)
Chris Roberson (second year of eligibility)
Steph Swainston (first year of eligibility)
With two major award nominations for RIVER OF GODS now (see the link below), some savvy U.S. publisher better get on the ball and bring Ian Macdonald back into print in this country!
http://www.beatrice.com/archives/001162.html
Actually, Ron, it is. June 7 — Simon & Schuster. A trade paperback release, unfortunately. But better than nothing.
It’s a crime that M. John Harrison’s Light didn’t make it on the list. I would have traded Susanna Clarke’s spot for it, even though I liked her book, and I keep hearing that Iron Council isn’t Miéville at his best.
I heard somewhere that of the top 15 novel vote-getters, all but one were British. I was bummed that Geoff Ryman’s wonderful Air didn’t make it myself. This may mean more Brits made recommendations since WorldCon is in the UK. Or it may mean the people that recced liked the Brit books this year. I’m guessing the former.